Just as a historical note, despite getting some 58 upvotes and having perfectly good discussion, this story was flagged off the front page within an hour or so.

Just as a historical note, despite getting some 58 upvotes and having perfectly good discussion, this story was flagged off the front page within an hour or so. There's nothing that Hacker News hates more than any suggestion that the world we live in is less than perfectly fair and equitable.